admin account

hi. i was wondering if anybody knew how i could get back
my admin account. i created another account while using
the admin account and i guess it overwrit it. ive also
tried to create another account with the name
administrator, but it says that the account already
exists, but i cant find it anywhere. could somebody
please help me with this.

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In article <001401c35c35$4f0a4100$a401280a@phx.gbl>, laqua66@yahoo.com
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> hi. i was wondering if anybody knew how i could get back
> my admin account. i created another account while using
> the admin account and i guess it overwrit it. ive also
> tried to create another account with the name
> administrator, but it says that the account already
> exists, but i cant find it anywhere. could somebody
> please help me with this.
>

You haven't overwritten it, it gets hidden by default when you create a
user account. If using Home, boot up in safe mode. If Pro, press Ctl-
Alt-Del twice at the welcome screen.

BTW do NOT use the Administrator Account for daily use. Create a user
account with Admin rights for daily use. If your account goes belly up,
you use the Administrator account to repair it. If your Administrator
Account goes belly up, you have to do a repair install of windows.
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